Mayhem Over Martha

Updated June 5, 2003 11:59 p.m. ET

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Federal prosecutors have finally distilled criminal charges from the Martha Stewart matter, though too late to see themselves portrayed in the recent CBS celebridrama about her. Too bad for Hollywood: The fingerprinting and arraignment that followed yesterday's indictment would have made a vivid scene, though a sad and foolish chapter in Ms. Stewart's otherwise accomplished life.